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NEBRASKA FACT SHEET
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Population
Per-capita income
Earnings per job
Poverty rate
Total number of jobs
Unemployment rate
Percent employment change
Farm & farm related jobs
Top export commodities
Farm characteristics
Farm financial indicators
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POPULATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND INCOME
State Metro Nonmetro
Population
1980 1,569,825 728,315 841,510
1990 1,578,417 787,335 791,082
Latest(1997) 1,656,870 854,099 802,771
Per-capita income (1996 dollars)
1995 21,937 24,513 19,261
1996 22,975 25,201 20,633
Change 4.7% 2.8% 7.1%
Earnings per job (1996 dollars)
1995 23,956 27,058 20,149
1996 24,838 27,474 21,583
Change 3.7% 1.5% 7.1%
Poverty rate
1980 10.7 8.8 12.4
1990 11.1 9.7 12.6
Latest(1995-96) 9.9 N/A N/A
Total Number of Jobs
1995 1,099,300 605,806 493,494
1996 1,124,053 621,140 502,913
Unemployment Rate
1996 2.9 2.8 3.1
1997 2.6 2.5 2.7
Percent employment change
1994-95 2.6 3.5 1.7
1995-96 0.9 2.4 -0.7
1996-97 -0.2 1.1 -1.6
Percent of 1995 employment in farm and farm related jobs:
Total 22.0 14.4 31.5
Production 6.6 1.0 13.7
Farm Inputs 1.6 0.6 2.7
Proc. & Mark. 3.9 2.6 5.4
Whol.& Retail 9.7 9.8 9.6
FARM CHARACTERISTICS
1992 Census of Agriculture
TOTAL LAND AREA (million acres) 49.2
TOTAL FARMLAND (million acres) 44.4
of total land area 90.2%
CROPLAND (million acres) 22.4
of total farmland 50.5%
irrigated 28.2%
in pasture 11.6%
in Fed. farm program 2.2%
in Conservation Reserve 4.4%
WOODLAND (million acres) 0.4
of total farmland 1.0%
in pasture 59.7%
PASTURELAND (million acres) 20.6
of total farmland 46.3%
OTHER LAND (million acres) 1.0
of total farmland 2.2%
AVERAGE FARM SIZE (acres) 839.0
FARMS BY SIZE
1 to 99 acres 21.9%
100 to 499 acres 37.5%
500 to 999 acres 20.7%
1,000 to 1,999 acres 11.9%
2,000 or more acres 8.1%
FARMS BY SALES
Less than $50,000 51.9%
$50,000 to $99,999 17.5%
$100,000 to $499,999 27.3%
More than $500,000 3.3%
TENURE OF FARMERS
Full owner (farms) 21,477
Percent of total 40.6%
Part owner (farms) 21,030
Percent of total 39.7%
Tenant (farms) 10,416
Percent of total 19.7%
FARM ORGANIZATION
Individuals/family corporations (farms) 47,769
Percent of total 90.3%
Partnerships (farms) 4,604
Percent of total 8.7%
Non-family corporations (farms) 238
Percent of total 0.5%
Others (farms) 312
Percent of total 0.6%
Avg. Operator Age (yrs.) 51
Perc. w/ farming as their 73.9%
principal occupation
FARM FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Farm Income and Balance Sheet Statement
Year 1995 1996
Number of farms 56,000 56,000
Million $
Final crop output 3,321.4 4,859.2
+ Final animal output 5,375.2 5,355.6
+ Services and forestry 569.8 645.4
= Final agricultural sector output 9,266.5 10,860.2
- Intermediate consumption outlays 5,321.8 5,293.2
+ Net government transactions 69.6 (49.5)
= Gross value added 4,014.2 5,517.4
- Capital consumption 654.8 651.9
= NET VALUE ADDED 3,359.4 4,865.5
- Factor payments 1,557.8 1,790.0
Employee compensation (total hired labor) 243.3 267.3
Net rent received by nonoperator landlords 619.2 809.3
Real estate and nonreal estate interest 695.4 713.3
= NET FARM INCOME 1,801.5 3,075.5
Farm Balance Sheet as of December 31: 1995 1996
FARM ASSETS 37,552.3 40,718.7
Real estate 27,604.2 29,700.8
Nonreal estate 9,948.0 11,017.9
FARM DEBT 7,700.8 8,111.4
Real estate 3,201.2 3,369.0
Nonreal estate 4,499.6 4,742.4
EQUITY 29,851.5 32,607.3
RATIOS Percent
Debt/equity 25.8 24.9
Debt/assets 20.5 19.9
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES, 1996
% of State Tot. % of US
Commodity Farm Receipts Tot.Val.
1. Cattle and calves 43.1 13.1
2. Corn 26.3 11.5
3. Hogs 9.0 6.7
4. Soybean 8.7 5.1
5. Wheat 3.5 3.4
All Commodities 4.7
TOP 5 AGRICULTURE EXPORTS, ESTIMATES, FY 1997
Rank Among
States Value
Commodity
Million $
1. Feed grains and products 3 1,120.5
2. Live animals and meat exc. poultry 1 737.0
3. Soybeans and products 7 526.1
4. Hides and skins 1 304.1
5. Feeds and fodders 1 249.2
Overall 4 3,308.1
TOP 5 COUNTIES IN AGRICULTURAL SALES 1992
Percent of State's
Total Receipts Million $
1. CUMING 5.3% 434.7
2. DAWSON 3.9% 322.6
3. PHELPS 2.8% 229.6
4. CUSTER 2.7% 219.1
5. SCOTTS BLUFF 2.3% 191.3
State Total 8,209.7
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